More than 40 convicted foreign Islamist terrorists have used the Human Rights Act (HRA) – some using legal aid – to avoid deportation and remain in the UK.

International law specialist Professor Clive Walker, who co-authored [an analysis of the act in the UK], said: “My research suggests there are more than 40 foreign terrorists convicted in the UK who have avoided deportation using the human rights act.”

“The figure is much larger than was previously thought.”

Mind you, we should be clear – these aren’t suspected terrorists. They are convicted terrorists. They have been tried, and have been found guilty.

Which means that liberal whining about the unfairness of prejudging someone doesn’t even apply here. These men have been judged, and fairly.

The terrorists in question aren’t being deported because they face near-certain imprisonment or death if they return to their home countries. Which, to be clear, is sometimes just a product of the convicted terrorists’ own terrible choices.

After all sometimes Mideast countries hate bombings just as much as we do, and want to imprison the guilty for it.

The list of names of the convicted and protected include some frightening terror celebrities:

Islamist preacher Hani al-Sibai has been given £123,000 over 20 years in legal aid to fight deportation to Egypt despite being identified as a “key influencer” of the extremist Ansar al-Sharia movement.

The jihadist, who inspired the Tunisia terror attack, is currently living on benefits.